Crafts

Sara Preisler Gallery presents Lauren van Helmond – How much is that doggy in the window? “For this exhibition she has created a series of playful dogs made from discarded paint and biscuit tins. Each dog is unique and is fabricated by cutting the sheet tin, forming the shapes, soldering the seams, and then painting with … [Read more…]

A weekly round up of creative events happening around Birmingham this week, beginning Monday 6th August 2012. Are we missing something? Well let us know in the comments or send us a message. Monday 6th Craftspace Collective will bring 15 new arts graduates to the City Centre to produce original temporary new artworks for In:Site, a graduate … [Read more…]

Ort Cafe will be playing hosting to the Little Zine Party on Saturday August 4th, starting at 12pm and then continuing throughout the day. For the £2 entry fee, there promises to be ‘zines for sale, Zine readings & workshops’, including a nifty bit of screen printing if your bring your own canvases – t-shirts … [Read more…]

This little online boutique is run by Gemma who is rarely seen ringless So says the about page on the Heart Beeps website. The little online boutique is run from Moseley and you can keep up with what Gemma’s up to on her blog, Facebook and Twitter.

The other day Supercool’s Katie Parry tweeted about meeting Graham Short. I followed a couple of links, as you do, and was blown away. If you’ve not encountered Graham before (and in the years I’ve been doing CiB I’m surprised this is the first time I’d heard of him) then check out his website and … [Read more…]

Made in the Jewellery Quarter is the name of a group exhibition featuring Capricorn Coating, Alabaster & Wilson, David-Louis and LJ Millington: The goal of ‘ Made in the Jewellery Quarter’ is to let the people of Birmingham and the wider region know what is made on their doorstep, plus give them the opportunity to buy a piece of … [Read more…]

Some more jewellery-related items (after the All Golds exhibition I came across the other day). F7 Jewellery have annouced, via their Twitter bio (and possibly elsewhere), that: F7 Lux, F7’s first pop up shop has just opened situated @TheSquare2011 Birmingham, selling jewellery, texiles and art Meanwhile, Centrepiece 2011 is an exhibition in the Symphony Hall … [Read more…]